Historic L. B. Brown House

The L. B. Brown House was built in 1892 during Bartow's initial development and is a good example of Frame Vernacular construction typical of that period, decorated with intricate mill work and gingerbread and containing nine rooms. It was built by Lawrence Bernard Brown, born in 1856 into slavery in Wacahoota outside of Archer, who moved to Deland around 1882 and built a number of houses before moving to Bartow during the 1880s and building many dwellings there, including this one. Lawrence and AnnieBelle Brown, born in 1882, raised seven children in the house, and Lawrence and his wife are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Bartow. Restoration was completed in 2001 through the cooperation of the city of Bartow, its citizens, and the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources.

Bartow, Florida · United States